DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 03/19/2008 Duedate: 04/01/2008 SOLVEN ARENA DM-22 TURN-582 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS DONDRIC KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) (22-6694) [8-2-1,92] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader DONDRIC POSITION IS EMPTY KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) (22-6694) [8-2-1,92] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite IO OLDEND ANTHON MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) (22-6673) [11-7-1,58] (22-6693) [6-4-1,88] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) 12 2. MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) 12 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) 3. HOT WHEELS (686) 8 Unchartered Team DARKLIGHTNING (555) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) 444 213 16 67.6 1/ 1 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) 8 2 1 2/ 2 HOT WHEELS (686) 10 6 0 62.5 2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) 7 8 0 3/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) 113 126 3 47.3 3/ 4 HOT WHEELS (686) 2 1 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Andorian Succession #1 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Iaye: Lenpro scanned the front page of the Andorian Star quickly and frowned. On his lean and hawk-like face, the expression was intimidating. "I did not think it was a good idea to allow that gadfly from the Star an interview," he said. Senator Sedalia, not one to be intimidated, shook his head. "He struck just the right note," the Lord Protector argued. "Concern but not suspicion or alarm--yet. After all, there may be a reasonable explanation for the king's failure to act. We have given them an opening to make that explanation." He leaned back in his chair and propped his heels on footstool. Nowhere but at the Lenpro guildhouse was there a chair so perfectly suited to him, and he intended to enjoy it while he could. All too soon, he would be headed back for Andor and the Royal Palace. The rain drumming on the roof did not make that an enticing prospect. Memory of the shiftyeyed clerks and minor ministers he'd met on the last trip was also depressing. "That insolent puppy of a reporter even quoted me!" Lenpro growled. Sedalia picked up his own copy of the tabloid and scanned the short article quickly. + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Andorian Star #101 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Iaye: In an interview yesterday, Senator Sedalia stated that he had gone to Andor with the intention of requesting the King's aid for the coastal areas battered by the dramatic and tempestuous waves resulting from the sinking of Krael. "I and my colleagues felt that the devastation along the coast is properly a matter for the King's attention," the senator and lord protector said. "We did not go seeking a hand-out, but only a helping hand." A spokesman at the Royal Palace, who declined to identify himself when queried on Sedalia's visit, said that the matter had been "taken under advisement." No further development of this position could be obtained in Andor. Senator Sedalia's manager, Lenpro of Iaye, told this reporter that, "We will pursue this matter." Anyone with information that might be of assistance is invited to communicate with the Andorian Star office. "There is such a thing as bad publicity," the senator acknowledged, "even though some people claim otherwise. But this is not it. Concerned and firm. All cats are still in their bags." Lenpro snorted laughter. "Have you ever tried to bag a cat and keep it there? Word that we're up to something will be all over northwestern Alastari faster than horses can gallop." "I've often thought carrier pigeons should be roasted and eaten," Sedalia agreed. "Besides, those rumors will work in our favor. Anyone who even thinks they know something will be getting in touch." "Tchh!" Lenpro stood suddenly. "Are you so much of a fool, Sedalia? The Assassins' Guild has been dissolved--officially. But it has long been an arm of the King of Andoria, and I do not believe that he--or whoever is behind him--has dispensed with it now." "As a Lord Protector--" Sedalia began. "--You are subject to the whims of the Grey Witch," Lenpro finished. "There is a strong possibility that she is involved in this business. Do you think that a Lord Protector assassinated for prying into her business would be resurrected by her magicians?" Sedalia shifted uncomfortably. As a politician, conspiracy theories came naturally to him, but to involve the premier magician in Alastari with one did seem... risky. "There are powerful magicians who aren't on her payroll," he said. "Fandil of Ardivent, Lady Adeolar of Aruak City, Master Cho--plenty of them. And," now Sedalia stood, as well, "I have been involved in politics for a lifetime and survived it. I am no easy target for an assassin." Lenpro was silent for several minutes, staring past his gladiator at the rain- curtained window. Finally he sighed. "The time for caution and second thoughts has passed," he admitted. "We have already begun, and the blades will fall where they may. Be careful." * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 293): LORD BYRON of SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 588): SAFFRON SKUNK of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 588): MOLYNEUX of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 581): JEROME of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 577): MANUEL PEREZ of MEDAL OF HONOR A3 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 577): KEG STAND of BARHOPPERS (Apex, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 574): CAYLON MCCANN of STEEL CRUSADE (Cassius Calvata, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 570): KLINK of THE A'S -- LOSERS II (Malaquar, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 539): PARTICLE MAN of NEUROMANCERS (Rude Buddha, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 530): RAMBLING OX of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 521): NIVIX of INFERNAL LORDS (DeGotti, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 241): PAS DE QUARTIER of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 423): ELEPHANT DUNG of WILD KINGDOM (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 194): I OF THE KNEE DOLL of HAZAARDS OF CLONING (Crip, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 473): AXLY HIMSELF of GERFEL'S FRIENDS (Generalissimo Puerco) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 293): SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 588): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 588): OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 551): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 577): MEDAL OF HONOR A3 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 577): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 574): STEEL CRUSADE (Cassius Calvata, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 570): THE A'S -- LOSERS (Malaquar, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 539): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 530): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 521): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 241): FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 422): THE EXILED ONES (Darklock, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 194): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 473): SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 14 TOBIR (turn 587): 100% of NO-HALF STEPPING (?, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 538): SELVUN of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 529): LORIMINA of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 520): BUNKER of SONS OF TULL (Gerald Bostock, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 239): INSOLENT IRIS of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 191): AIKEN of SUPERIOR FORCES Y4 (Manager, mgr.) SPY REPORT Well, what are you looking at, SOLVEN? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see 365 GTB4 win a fight and gain 8 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, 365 GTB4 beat IO OLDEND and IO OLDEND lost 4 points. You're breakin' my heart. Due to absence, and inability to defend the throne, JEROME has lost the Title of Duelmaster. Start setting that alarm earlier! And it's out with the old, in with the new, as DONDRIC takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster. Heh, heh. The Victory Tavern, humph! I've tasted better ale at mortuaries. Where do they get this stuff? From SOLVEN's trash dumps? Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys. What's the big D? KELLUMBO'S KIDS was the most avoided team? Bunch of lily livered... grumble... mumble... curse... And who led the way in this mass act of cowardice? Let's see, well, whatcha know? It was HOT WHEELS. Ha ha ha ha! Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, DOLBY JOSSEL was this turn's most challenged warrior. Watch that ego swell, sports fans. And we have ANTHON in a challenge, going down 11 points for the fight. Guess what? I thought ANTHON showed great skill and promise when he bested DOLBY JOSSEL. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! Death and Taxes. The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience. Let's see if anyone's dead or dying. Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use. Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one. There's got to be a better place in SOLVEN to get a drink than The Victory Tavern! Any suggestions? Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DONDRIC 6694 8 2 1 92 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -JACKSON 6649 17 2 0 123 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) -JEROME 6675 14 2 0 101 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME 365 GTB4 6054 10 6 0 90 HOT WHEELS (686) ANTHON 6693 6 4 1 88 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) CHUCKER ISTTA 6619 18 30 0 84 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) DOLBY JOSSEL 6614 16 25 0 73 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME IO OLDEND 6673 11 7 1 58 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -LIPSTICK 6686 7 5 2 50 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) CHAWLIE ISTTA 6688 7 6 1 37 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HOTL MUSCHEL 6707 3 0 0 29 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? GARBIN MOORIS 6700 2 3 0 MIDDLE WAY 15 747 PETITE SIRAH 6696 579 PERSONAL ADS Anthon -- If I were feeling generous, and not quite so crippled from that fight, I think I'd give you a terminal-wye for your name. Not that there's anything wrong with the name you've got, but sometimes it seems to confuse Jorja. She probably tries to do too much. -- Dolby Jossel Dondric -- Quick is good, I have a date tonight. But how do you expect me to dance with that wound? Cheeze loueeze, learn to pull your blows a little! -- Io Oldend Kung-Fu Master. (sigh) How many times do I have to tell how many people that kung- fu is not my "thing"? I am never, if I can possibly help it, going to attack a kungfusian, so why am I putting in all this practice? -- Chucker Istta Lipstick -- I just really dig the way you were all over me, you know? And I'm not going to wash it off, either, I want certain people to see it and know that there are other women around who find me worth their time. -- Chawlie Istta That Constable is so Friendly, he's indecent. -- Hotl Muschel LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS ANTHON bested DOLBY JOSSEL in a action packed 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight. DONDRIC overcame CHUCKER ISTTA in a action packed 2 minute one-sided Title match. 365 GTB4 devastated IO OLDEND in a 1 minute one-sided fight. CHAWLIE ISTTA demolished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute mismatched competition. HOTL MUSCHEL vanquished POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 5 - 0 - 0 100 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 3 - 1 83 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 SLASHING ATTACK 13 - 9 - 1 59 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 19 - 15 - 1 56 | |AIMED BLOW 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 - 1 50 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 17 - 0 23 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 582 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are: LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 BASHING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK DONDRIC 6694 8 2 1 92 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) BASHING ATTACK ANTHON 6693 6 4 1 88 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) SLASHING ATTACK IO OLDEND 6673 11 7 1 58 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is IO OLDEND 6673. The most popular warrior this turn was ANTHON 6693. The ten other most popular fighters were DONDRIC 6694, CHUCKER ISTTA 6619, 365 GTB4 6054, CHAWLIE ISTTA 6688, HOTL MUSCHEL 6707, DOLBY JOSSEL 6614, IO OLDEND 6673, 0, 0, and 0. The least popular fighter this week was IO OLDEND 6673. The other ten least popular fighters were DOLBY JOSSEL 6614, HOTL MUSCHEL 6707, CHAWLIE ISTTA 6688, 365 GTB4 6054, CHUCKER ISTTA 6619, DONDRIC 6694, ANTHON 6693, 0, 0, and 0.